The flamboyant flame tree provides welcome shade and spectacular color in the warm climates.The attractive, semi-deciduous leaves are elegant and fern-like.
Also known as royal Poinciana or flamboyant tree, flame tree is one of the worlds most colorful trees. Every spring, the tree produces clusters of long-lasting, orange-red blooms with yellow, burgundy or white markings. Each bloom, which measures up to 5 inches across, displays five spoon-shaped petals.
Handsome branches with feathery foliage and flamboyant scarlet-orange blossoms in late spring and early summer. A semi-deciduous tree native to the island of Madagascar, it is drought and salt-tolerant, making it among the quintessential trees for tropical landscapes, rivalled for its fame only by the coconut palm.
The glory of Colville is a beautiful, large tree from Madagascar with large pinnate leaves and very conspicuous cylindrical or cone-shaped clusters of bright orange flowers.
Acacia is a type of shrub or deciduous tree that belongs to the pea family. There are over 800 species of acacia that can be found in Australia, and in the tropical and subtropical areas of America, Asia, Africa and Europe. Acacia grows on well-drained soil, in dry and sunny habitats.
Lagerstroemia ‘Tonto’ (Crape Myrtle) is a small, upright, spreading, deciduous shrub with a profusion of large clusters, 6 in. long (15 cm), packed with crinkly, bright magenta flowers at its branch tips. Blooming from midsummer to early fall in an explosion of brilliant flowers smothering the foliage.
